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General Loran's Career.

General John Alexander Logan was born
on February 9, 1926, in Murphrysboro, III,
and was the eldest OF eleven children. His
father, DR.. John Logan, was an Irishman
and came to this country in 1921, and soon
after married Elizabeth Jenkins, Tennessee
lady, and settled to practise medicine
in the town where General Logan was born:
for a time personally took charge Of his sons
early instruction, but subsequently sent him
to the best schools the community afforded,
and afterward to the Shiloh Academy
The Mexican war broke out when
young Logan was but twenty years
Of age. and he at once enlisted and was
made Lieutenant in one Of the Illinois reg
iments. He returned home in 1855 and COM
menced the study Of law in the office Of his
uncle, Alexander M Jenkins, who had for
nerly been Lieutenant Governor of the State.
In 1874, bef ore he had completed his law
course. he was elected clerk Of jackson
county, and at the expiration of his term Of
office went to Louisville. KY, where he at.
.ended law lectures, and was admitted to the
sar in the spring Of 1851. In the fall of
Ae same year he was elected to
represent Jackson and Franklin coun;
hes in the Illinois Legislature, and
from that time has been almost uninter-
ruptedly in the public service, either civil
or military. Even before he went to the
Legislature, he had been made Prosecut-
Ing Attorney for the Third Judicial
district of his State He was twice reelected
10 the Legislature, and IN 1854 was Demo-
cratic Presidential elector, and cast his vote
br James Buchanan.
The year Of 1850 saw Logan serving his
second term in Congress as the representa-
tive Of the Ninth Illinois Congressional dis
trict Mr.. Logan was then Democrat, and
- 4 ,nIoc
Mr.. Lincoln's opponent
In July, 1861, he left his seat in the extra
session Of Congress and joined the Federal
troops on their way to the disastrous battle
of Bull Run. He was made Colonel of the
Thirty-first Illinois Infantry, and in March,
1852, wasappeinted Briga1ier- General Of vol
unteers.
During the summer of 1862 he refused q
nomination for Congress, saying he preferred
to remain in the field. For services performed
during Grants Mississippi movements he was
made a Major-Generai, and succeeded Sher.
man as head Of the Fifteenth army corps
in 1853 When General Mcpherson was
killed Logan succeeded him as commander
Of the Army of the Tennessee. He was with
Sherman in his March to the Sea-" remain
ing with him until the surrender Of Johnston.
His military career ended with his nomina-
ton in 1866 by the Republicans of illinois to to
Large in the Fortieth Congress. He was
elected by G0,00O majority: He had in the
year before been offered by President
johnson the post of Minister to Mexico,
but declined He was later one OF the
managers on the part of the House
of Representatives in the impeachment pro-
ceedings which were instituted against john
son. In 1868 and in 1870 he was reelected to
the House, but before he had finished his
term under the last election he was elec-
ted to the United States Senate to sue.
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AS regards wealth the United States
ranks first among the nations of the
world. In revenue France, Great Brit
ain and Ireland and Germany are ahead
of her, placing this country fourth. In
expenditure she ranks eighth. In the
amount of debt France, the United
Kingdom, Ruseia and Italy are far ahead
of this country. In regard tocommerce
only three nations. the United Kingdom,
Germany and France are ahead OF US.
The United States have more miles OF
railroad and telegraph lines than any
other nation, and the value of American
manufactures is greater than that OF any
other nation. The army of the United
States if placed on war footing would
be excelled in numbers by only one ma
ton in the world, France. On peace
footing the army of this country ranks
below Russia, Italy, China, France, Ger
many, Austria, India, the United King
dom, Turkey, Spain, Switzerland, Hol-
land, Mexico, Belgium, Sweden, Japan,
Denmark, Portugal, the Dutch East
Indies and Persia. This by singular
anomaly, the richest country in the
world, keeps a smaller standing army
than the Dutch East Indies and many
impoverished and unimportant coun-
tries. She has no effective coast fortifi-
cations, and only three modern ships of
war
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tits not generally known that the Falls
of st. Anthony, which, years ago, used
to be one of the picturesque sights of the
northwest, and which were visited by
thousands, have been destroyed by the
commercial needs of Minneapolis. In
1865 the town had population of but
s,1Os. When the falls were most ad-
mired Minneapolis had no existence, was
really undreamed of. They had grad
ually yielded to the requirements OF civ
ilization until very little is left to remind
any one of their former attractiveness.
I have known persons to cross the bridges
over the Mississippi and, while looking
where the series of cascades had been, to
inquire what had become of them. Thus
it is that beauty is compelled to give way
to utility in the course of what we call
nropress
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progress.

Economy in sending cable messages is
not always desirable. Relatives in New
York of lady of social celebrity in
Paris, hearing she was i'll, cabled that if
she was not better they would straight
way sail, and asked for instructions what
to do. The answer came mo better. !"
Only this and nothing more. The rela-
tives sailed on the next steamer, and
their astonishment was great upon arriv-
ing in Paris to find the supposed stricken
lady giving dinner party. The ex-
planation, although simple, was very
annoying. The cable answer had been
'.no," in response to inquiry whether
the relatives should sail, and "better"
as to the lady's health. Economy and
absence of punctuation cost the 'sparty
Of the second part" nearly thousand
dollars
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LATER NEWS

Two Boston girls-Sadie Bigelow and Liz
zie Hart, aged respectively eighteen and nine
teen years-quarreled with two young men
with whom they had been carous:ng, and
ended their troubles forever by taking poi
son.
A PREMATURE explosion Of powder oc-
Cured at colliery at Frackville, Penn.
Thomas Fisher was so badly burned that he
died soon afterward. Richard Penn was
badly burned, and Harry Mccormick had an
arm broken. Three Italians were frightfu.:y
burned and scalded.
A LITTLE girl OF eleven years was arrested
in large New York store for stealing pocket
books from customers, and confessed that she
had been taught to steal by woman, who
sent her out regularly on expeditions OF rob-
berry.
MOODY and Saukey are conducting series
of revival meetings in Chicago.
A LOGAN memorial meeting was held in
Chicago, Hon. Lyman Trumbull being the
principal speaker.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has issued
the one hundred and forty-ffth call for the
redemption of bonds The call is for $1O,-
0OO, 900 Of the per cent. loan of 1882. Notice
is given that the principal and accrued inter-
est Of the bonds designated will be paid atthe
Treasury on February l, 1887, and that the
interest on said bonds will cease on that
day.
WASHINGTON dispatch states that con-
siderable opposition is being developed to the
confirmation Of Mr.. Benedict as Public
Printer.
STEAMER Sir John was burned just outside
the St. John IN. b. harbor. One man was
drowned and five were fatally burned.
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A FATAL FIRE
Destruction of a New Theatre in
Philadelphia.
Two Firemen Killed and a Third
Severely Injured.

The new Temple Theatre on Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, took fire at II A. NJ. the other
day, and the fire was not gotten under con-
troll until the handsome structure was COM
plete wreck. Two firemen were killed, one
fireman severely injured, and great damage
was done to adjoining property by smoke
and water. The building was owned by Mr.
William n. Singerly, proprietor Of the Phila-
delphia record.
A portion of the building was used as q
museum under the title Of the Egyptian
Musee, and it was in the basement of this de-
partment that the fire was first discovered
Its origin is believed to have been the acci-
dental ignitipg Of some drapery from gas
jet The entire building was soon filed with
dense smoke.
The Washington Hotel joins the theatre
on the east, and when it was seen that the
flames were gaining on the firemen the guests
began removing their effects and the pro-
prietor his furniture. After, the fire had
been burning about three hours the
roof of the theatre fell in and carried
portion O: the wall with it. Several fire.
lust inside the main entrance were buried
under the mass of stone and timber, and two
of their number-John johnson and David
Gibson-were instantly killed Hugh Colgan
was badly cut about the head and Robert
Reed had two fingers torn from their sockets.
The fire was gotten under control at about
8 P. NJ, the flames having been kept within
the walls of the theatre building. The build
ing and its contents, however, were COM
pletely destroyed. Portions Of the front and
back walls are standing, but will have to be
torn down. Mr.. Singerly paid for the ground
and building $a25, 90, and expended $l75-
COO on remodelling the structure and $50, 600
for fixtures, &c, in the museum. On
these Losses there are insurances amount
ing to sl27.OOU. AR. Singerly
says that his net loss, after
deducting the insurance. will be less than
$1OO, ,OOO. George c. Brothertou, lessee Of
the theatre. will lose about s25, 900 on seen.
ery, etc. The losses of other parties added
to the foregoing will make total damage Of
about $5OV.0J0. .-.
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Lieutenant Arthur L. Wagner, United

Lieutenant Arthur L. Wagner, United
States army, in an article in the Jn1rnal
Of the Military Seruice Institution on the
military aud naval policy of the United
States, alludes to statement made some
years ago by General Mcclellan that the
pension bills of the civil war would have
sustained regular army of 80, 900 addi-
tional men from the Mexican war to the
breaking out of the rebellion. The
writer goes on then to say that the pen
sion bills have now reached total which
would have betrayed the expenses of an
army of 45, 900 mon from the Seminole
war to the outburst Of the civil strife.
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The Philadelphia Times, referring to
the tableaux of the "First Ball of the
Republic" as given recently in that city,
says there appeared in old-time costume
beautiful daughters of stately grand
mothers and great-grandmothers who, in
just such gowns, danced dignifed min
uets and quadriles at the balls given in
Philadelphia when His Exellency and
Mrs. Washington lived on High street
and Philadelphia was the seat of gov
ernment. It has this bit of social and
historical reminiscence: cit is not easy
to fancy the grave Chief Magistrate TAX
ing part in such festivities, yet history
attests that he could unbend, and when
he condescended to tread measure it
was with singular grace and elegance.
We read of the General dancing a mlnuet
with Mrs. Willis on the occasion of GER
tain festivities at Fredericksburg to cel-
ebrate the victory of Yorktown, and. as
the evening advanced, entering into the
eayety of the scene so far as to 60 down
the room q dozen times or more in the
centre danse. In 1779 General Greene
writes from Middlebrook: we had .
little dance at my quarters. His Excel
lency and Mrs. Greene dance upward #
three hours without once sitting down.
Upon the whole, he had pretty little
frisk'"
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At recent church fair in Worcester,
Mass, there was great curiosity to see
and hear new musical instrument, the
humaniphone, which was exhibited in
the large ante-room of the hall. The
instrument proved to be young ladies
representing the tone Of the scale, ar
ranged behind screen, showing only
their heads and shoulders. They wore
white masks reaching to the mouth, and
around the neck of each was susphnded
bya ribbon the number of the scale rep
resented. A young lady stood in front,
who, with a wand, played tunes by
pointing to the one whose number was
the tone wanted, which was promptly
uttered. Rounds and other pieces were
sung, making unique and amusing
affair
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Attorney-General O'Brien, of New

Attorney General O'Brien. of New
York, has decided that all State laws are
fully operative on the subjects of oleo-
margarine, etc., so long as they do not
come in conflict with the laws of Con-
gress, and says: mo substitute for dairy
butter made from substances prohibited
by Section of Chapter 1873 of the laws
of 1885, as amended, imitation or SEM
b.ance of natural butter can be made or
sold within this State or within any other
State or Territory within the United
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The Montgomery Adrertiser thinl

The Montgomery Adrertiser thinks
that something must be done to bring
white people to the agricultural districts
of Alabama. It declares that there is
not now enough efficient labor in some
sections to maintain the production Of
the soil at its past standard. "Nor has
the loss," it says, confined itself to de-
cav In fences and houses aud exhaustion
of the soil, but society has gone back
ward, churches are not fourishing, and
schools are mere remnants of their for
mer selves.
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A HORRIBLE SIGHT.
A Mans Head'Cut OF by aTrain Fall.
Mt His Wife's Feot.

A Mans Head'Cut or by aTrain Falls
at His Wife's Feot-
Fillmore Jamison, prominent business
man of Ridgway and well-known politician
of Ocean County, was killed at Ridgway a
few days since. He started on drive 70
Lakewood. his spirited team trotting up to
the tracks of the New Jersey Southern Rail.
way. which runs past his house. As he turned
to wave his hand to his wife one Of bis horses
to move an express train dashed down upon
him. The locomotive dashed the wagon TO
nieces and threw Mr.. Jamison out The
next instant the wheels severed his head
from his body and sent it bounding down
the enbankment to the foot of the stoop on
which his wife was standing. The horrlole
spectacle drove the woman insane
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An engineer on an Iowa railroad saw
q flock of turkeys on the track, and,
knowing their habits, slowed up, blew
his whistle and got them off without
killing any. The owner, unobserved,
saw the proceedings, ascertained the en-
gineer's name, and sent him the fattest
hen in the flock for his Sunday dinner.
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Although the best Of the public lands

Although the best Of the public lands
have gone, it is encouraging to note that
there till remain unsurveyed about
5000, 900 acres in Colorado, $4,000, 900
in Arizona, nearly 80, 600, 900 in Callfor-
mia, 49,OOO,OoO in Dakota, 100000 in
Florida, 1900, 900 in Idaho, 100000
in Minnesota, $4,000 900 in Nevada, a.
600, 900 in Montana, 81, 200, 600 in Utah,
more than 10000, 900 in Washington
Territory, and so on.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern and Middle States,

ALDERMAN PETER B. MAsTE RsoN, of
New York, was thrown from buggy in
Central Park and killed.
PL1NY NIcKERsoN, an extensive Boston
ship owner, has failed for $2OO, 200.
CoAsT1NG accidents are becoming quite
frequent. By collision between two sleds
at South Pownal, VT, one boy was killed,
a second probably fatally injured and q
third had a leg broken.
AN sttempt is being made to suppress
Chinese gambling in New York city.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY received 500, 900
from the will of John o. A. Williams.
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DR.. c. Keller, of Zurich, Switzerland,
thinks that spiders destroy more aphides
and insect enemies of trees than do all
the insect. eating birds. His views have
been verified by observations on confer
Gus trees, a few broad -leafed trees and
apple trees.
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THE POWERS ARN[ING.
Significant Preparations lin France.
Germany and Italy.

uneasiness is felt in Paris over therapidit7
with which the French Government is work
ing to place the armament Of France in tn,
completest condition possible The state
manufactures of arms and ammunition are al
heing worked to their utmost capacity. it "a
,,anostad from Rome that Italy is arming.
Adyicas from Berlin state that Germany Is
Increasing her troops in Alsa ;e-Lorraine.
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Till NEW SOUTH.
The Past Year the Most Prosperous
in Its History.

In the annual review of the industrial Frog
ress of the South the Baltimore Manufa :tur-
ers' Record says that in 1886 more has bean ac-
complished for the prosperity and progress OF
the whole South than ever before in any year.
This is shown in the enormous investments
of capital in industrial enterprises ard in the
growth of confidence among Northern and
European investors in the stability of the
South's iron and other manufacturing inter
ests. The amount of capital, including capi-
tai stock of incorporated companies, repre-
sented by the new manufacturing and mining
enterprises organized or chartered in the
South. including the enlargement Of old
plants and rebuilding Of mills, aggregate,
Sla9. .2o6. 600. against S66. .S12. .0o0 in 1885.
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South and West.

jim CUMMINGS, the man charged with the
robbery Of $50, 900 from an Adams express
car two months ago, has been arrested, to-
gether with two alleged accorapices, in Chi
cago.
EXTREMELY cold weather has been prevail
ing in the West, the Thermometer at Chicago
indicating fifteen degrees below zero. At
Marshalltown, Iowa, the mercury dropped
to twenty eight degrees below zero.
FIVE men engaged in robbing the Adams
Express car Of the St Louis and San Fran
cisco train on October IS Of 1000 are in
custody, and some of the money has been re-
covered
FIRE destroyed the Mississippi Valley
transportation steamer R. s. Hayes and four
barges, and the Anchor line steamer City Of
Na:chez, while they were lying at Cairo, Ill.
A FUND for monument to- General Logan
has been started in the West
Mrs. HENDRIcKsoN, policeman's wife,
of Middletown, Ohio, while showing neigh
Dor how to use a revolver, killed her own
little child.
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One Australian farmer has shot,
trapped and poisoned $4,000 rabbits in
the last year, and yet the pests are so
numerous and destructive that he has
had to give up nearly all his land.
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An effort "a heinp made by some Dan.

An effort Is being made by some Dan
ish capitalists to induce the emigration
of small farmers of Denmark to the
Western States, where they will gain
some adequate return for their labor.
The Danes are hardy, honest, peaceable
race, and will make excellent citizens.
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Foreign.


THE largest aud most disastrous fire in
Liverpool since the year 1S47 occurred
the other morning, when Lewis's extensive
general retail stores were entirely destroyed.
The stores contained an enormous holiday
stock, all of which was consumed, as was
also menagerie connected with the estab-
lishment The loss is placed at $2,OO0,OOO.
THE British ironclad Sultan ran into and
sank the French steamer Vile de Victoria
while the later was lying at anchor in the
Tagus. Spain. The Vile de Victoria's crew
and passengers numbered sixty-three, Of
whom thirty were drowned.
ENGLAND has BEEN visited by one o. the
severest snow storms in the history Of That
country. Railroad trains we're blocked and
traffic was greatly interfered with.
JOHN DAw, farmer, living on the out
skirts Of Mitchell, Canada, was gored to
death by bull. His wife ran out to the
barnyard, and. on seeing the bleeding form
of her husband on tho ground, fell dead.
THE meeting of the British Parliament has
been postponed until February.
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Washington.

STATISTICS indicate that the emigration
to the United States for 1885 will, amount to
about 400, 900 souls. In eleven months 365,
SIT foreigners have come to stay by way Of
ocean ports; while in 1885, on the first Of
December, S14, ,645 had arrived.
HUNDREDS Of kilograms were received at
the Logan mansion in Washington express
ing the sense Of national and personal loss
in the Generals death.
SPEAKER CARLISLE has filed hisanswer to
George H. Thobe's notice of contest Of his
election to the Fiftieth Congress. He denies
all Of Thobe's allegations
A BILL is to be introduced in Congress Civ
ing Mrs Logan the same pension as Mrs.
Hancock.
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Washing the Children.
From the Arkansa,e Ttareler.

from the AfN0flSnlC IfUCeLeT.
The girl was washed without the least trouble
When called by her mother she put her doll on
a chair and submitted herself to the operation.
Not word of complaint escaped her. and upon
being released, her bright face beaming with
the glow of good humor, she took up her doll
and resumed her play.
Come here, Tom, said the mother.
"Oh, wait till untangle this old string"
mo, come right now"
Cant you wait a minit?"
You had plenty of time to untangle your
string while was washing Alice"
sit wasn't tangled then"
"Well, come on, and you can untangle it after
have washed you Come on, l tell you. What
are you looking for?"
MY piece of IRON
you don't want that rusty thing"
Yes do, it's my gun"
Come on here, / tell you You ought to be
ashamed of yourself. Alice didn't do that way.
II come after you I'll make you move What
are you trying to do now!'
putin my horseshoe in my box"
Throw that old horseshoe down, you good
for-nothing thing Come here to me, sir. -
You'll hurt me-"
mo, won't"
"And won't you rub hard!'
"No."
THAT old waters cold"
No, it isn't. It's as warm and nice as it can
be-"
It'll take too long"
mo, it won't take but few minutes"
He approached his mother and she took him
on her lap.
what are you trying to dog" she asked
''Wanter git down mint. Want to put my
can in the box"
Never mind that old oyster can. You are
making as many preparations as if you were
going on a long journey"
What's journey"
ga trim"